After TV critics were “hammering” variety series “Saturday Night Live” for not hiring an African-American female cast member in recent seasons, executive producer Lorne Michaels will audition several comediennes in New York on Monday. One or two of the ladies will become a featured player in January. Two current black cast members – Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson – had also spoken out about the issue a few weeks ago. Deadline.

Mary McNamara complains about the lack of Golden Globe nominations for “Orange is the New Black.” She says it wasn’t truly a snub since Netflix submitted it as a drama, but “I, like most critics, thought I was watching comedy” and that she “fully expected it to clean up at awards time” if submitted as a comedy. She is happy, however, with the nod for lead actress Taylor Schilling. L.A. Times.